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Gig Work and Gig Workers in India: A Comprehensive Integrative Review and Framework

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  • Volume 5, Issue 6
  • Pages 138-143
  • Published Online: November-December 2025
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  • Arun K Saseendran1
  • Reno Mathew Johnson2
  • Anoop P S3
  • Abin Abraham4
  • Biju M K5

1 Associate Professor Sree Narayana Arts and Science College, Kumarakom, Kerala, India. 2 Student, Master of Social work, Inter University Centre for Disability Studies (IUCDS), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. 3 Research Scholar, School of Management and Business Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam, Kerala, India. 4 Research Scholar, School of Gandhian Thought and Development Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam, Kerala, India. 5 Assistant Professor, School of Management and Business Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam, Kerala, India.

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